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A 10-year old who fancies herself a precocious pianist has her big league aspirations crushed because of the obnoxiousness of a judge and decides that revenge is the only logical step forward. There is an artful grace and beauty about the way that this tale of bitterness and spite is portrayed onscreen, with Denis Dercourt always keeping suspense as his key directive whilst never failing to offer us opportunities to look into the eyes of this young woman scorned and ask the simple question of 'Why?'.

This film is French alright. Déborah François plays Mélanie, who calculates her revenge like some people carefully decorate a cake. It is fun to watch this story unfold. Mélanie and her mistress are deathly serious...which in a way makes this film funny. With lesbian undertones. Why not?